| Table 3-5 |
| Major field distribution of U.S. citizen Ph.D.s, by race/ethnicity: 1995–99 |
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| Field |
American Indian/
Alaskan Native |
Asian/Pacific
Islander |
Black |
Hispanic |
White |
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| All fields |
910 |
6,039 |
7,048 |
5,218 |
117,392 |
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Percent distribution |
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| All fields |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Science and engineering |
50.2 |
76.6 |
38.5 |
55.0 |
56.9 |
| Agricultural sciences |
2.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
| Biological sciences |
8.1 |
21.1 |
6.8 |
12.1 |
13.1 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
1.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
1.9 |
5.7 |
1.3 |
2.5 |
3.6 |
| Physical sciences |
4.7 |
10.8 |
3.3 |
5.2 |
7.7 |
| Psychology |
12.9 |
7.7 |
10.7 |
16.3 |
11.2 |
| Social sciences |
11.3 |
7.3 |
10.0 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
| Engineering |
7.3 |
22.0 |
5.1 |
7.6 |
8.7 |
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| Non-science and engineering |
49.8 |
23.4 |
61.5 |
45.0 |
43.1 |
| Education |
28.8 |
8.0 |
41.7 |
23.2 |
19.4 |
| Health sciences |
3.2 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
| Humanities |
10.7 |
8.2 |
8.7 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
| Professional fields/other |
1.8 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
4.4 |
5.7 |
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| NOTE: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. |
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| SOURCE: NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/USDA/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates and Doctorate Records File. |
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| U.S. Doctorates in the 20th Century |
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